Recruiting

Preventing Suicide

Sponsor:

Elizabeth Arnold

Code:

NCT05869552

Conditions

Suicide

Suicidal Ideation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

STAT-PC

YST-III

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overall aim of this study is to reduce suicide among sexual and gender diverse youth ages 18-24 years old. This study will compare the effectiveness of two brief suicide prevention interventions that have been adapted for use with this population to use in primary care via telehealth and will recruit youth from primary care clinics in multiple metropolitan areas. The primary study outcome is suicidal ideation. Each clinic will be randomly assigned to deliver one of the two study interventions.

Conditions

Suicide

Suicidal Ideation

Study ID

NCT05869552

Start date

Jul 13, 2023

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 24

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • be aged 18-24 at the time of enrollment
  • not have received mental health services in the past 90 days, excluding medication and case management
  • English-speaking
  • screen positive for suicide risk

Exclusion Criteria:

  • are actively suicidal
  • have a developmental disability that would preclude them from participating in the study intervention
  • who are impaired due to psychosis, mania, or substance use that would prevent them from providing consent.
  • Participants will also be excluded at YST-III sites if they are unable to identify a minimum of one support person to participate in the intervention with them

Study Design

Enrollment

1485 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Suicidal Teens Accessing Treatment - Primary Care (STAT-PC)

This group will participate in a brief, suicide prevention intervention based on motivational interviewing that focuses on mental health care seeking behavior, problem-solving, and referrals plus brief case management that has been adapted.

experimental: Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST-III)

This group will participate in a brief, suicide prevention intervention originally developed for youth who have been psychiatrically hospitalized due to a suicide attempt or suicidal ideation that has been adapted.

Interventions

STAT-PC

STAT-PC is an adapted version of Suicidal Teens Accessing Treatment after an ED Visit (STAT-ED). It is a brief intervention based on motivational interviewing (MI) that focuses on mental health care seeking behavior, problem-solving, and referrals plus brief case management. The intervention will consist of an initial session with the youth focusing on accessing mental health care plus case management calls. The interventionist will also be available to assist with referrals for connection to other services later during the study period as needed for up to three months. The intervention may include contact with the youth's mental health provider to make sure linkages are made.

YST-III

YST-III is an adapted version of Youth-Nominated Support Team for Suicidal Adolescents (YST-II). The intervention is a brief intervention originally developed for youth who have been psychiatrically hospitalized due to a suicide attempt or suicidal ideation (SI). Participants will nominate supportive adults (age 18 and older) from their lives who agree to provide ongoing contact and support for up to 3 months. YST-III will include an introductory session with the youth who will nominate their support persons plus referrals for mental health services. The support persons will receive training and support on how to best support their youth partner and then ongoing calls to support them in working with their youth partner for up to 3 months.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in suicidal ideation as measured by the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ) [ Time Frame: baseline and months 1, 3, 6 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Elizabeth Arnold, PhD

859-562-3751Liz.Arnold@uky.edu

Locations

University of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261

Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78705

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

More Information

Sponsor

Elizabeth Arnold

Last update posted

Nov 6, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Keywords

  • depression
  • Self-Injurious Behavior
  • sexual and gender minority youth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Elizabeth Arnold on 2025-11-06.